About Bamhani Kalan Village

Bamhani Kalan is a small village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 236 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	495116
Area (hectares)	161.88 hectares
Population	491
Male Population	236
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani Kalan is the 146th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 161.88 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bamhani Kalan

Bamhani Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhani Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamhani Kalan from other places

Bamhani Kalan lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bamhani Kalan
Nearest town	Ratanpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Jairamnagar	20 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	25 km

Villages closest to Bamhani Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bamhani Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani Kalan village had a population of 491. That makes it the 146th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bamhani Kalan village has 236 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani Kalan has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani Kalan is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani Kalan covers 161.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani Kalan falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani Kalan is Jairamnagar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani Kalan.

Bamhani Kalan is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani Kalan is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 18 km away. Jairamnagar is about 20 km away. Bilaspur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.